This series has three easy 5-minute installments. This first installment: Pepin Elevated from Mayor to King.IntroductionThe Empire of the Franks
Christians Persecuted in Gaul
This series has six easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The Moral Forces of the Great Religions.IntroductionThere were many
Edward Takes the Fateful Title
Today's installment concludes The King of England Claims Throne of France,our selection from History of The Civilization of France by François P. G.
Van Artevelde’s Vexation and Disquietude
It is possible that, as some historians have thought, Froissart, being less favorable to burghers than to princes, did not deny himself a little
The King of England Claims Throne of France
This series has three easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Edward III Pressures Flanders.IntroductionHaving defeated the Flemings
Napoleon and His Generals Abandon His Army
Today's installment concludes Napoleon's Russian Retreat,with a short selection from Popular History of France From the Earliest Times by Francois
Russians Close in on Napoleon
It was impossible for Napoleon to give his wearied soldiers rest, for new Russian armies were advancing from the north and the south to cut off their
Napoleon’s Russian Retreat
This series has three easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Napoleon Leaves Moscow.IntroductionNapoleon could have conquered
The King Flees France
King Louis Philippe and Queen Marie-Amalie at last reached the seacoast, and set sail toward England, that safe and well-known refuge of unfortunate